Grayson man allegedly attacks woman with baseball bat

LEITCHFIELD, Ky. – A Grayson County man was arrested after allegedly attacking an older adult woman.

The Grayson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on St Paul Road for an assault of a female victim.

The victim told law enforcement her relative, Dalton Russell, 20, of Leitchfield, said to her that he was going to “drink with some buddies” around midnight.

The victim says Russell returned to the home at around 5 am and “went off,” striking her with a baseball bat several times.

GCSO says the home was “trashed” and the kitchen was “destroyed.”

GCSO says the victim was bleeding from her leg and other parts of her body.

Russell was allegedly under the influence of alcohol during the incident.

GCSO says the woman may have sustained a broken arm and leg as a result of the alleged assault.

Russell was arrested and is charged with first-degree assault (domestic violence) and wanton abuse/neglect of an adult.

Russell is lodged at the Grayson County Detention Center.